Four Specialty Crop Sustainability Insights From My California Trip
At the risk of hyperbole, literally everything about California agriculture is different from farming in any other part of the U.S. Well, maybe not everything. In fact, after spending a few days this month traveling across the mid-section of the state—including the San Francisco Bay area, Salinas Valley and the Fresno area—I’m convinced that while […]
Colorado River Drought: What Sustainable Ag Executives Should Know
Western water expert Aaron Derwingson of The Nature Conservancy will speak at Farm Journal’s upcoming Sustainable Produce Summit happening Sept. 13-17, 2021, on the challenges and opportunities for water conservation and innovation. As extremely dry conditions persist along the Colorado River Basin, water specialists such as The Nature Conservancy’s Aaron Derwingson of Salida, Colo., are […]
Why We Must Put Mississippi River And Gulf Of Mexico Back In The National Conservation Dialogue
As in all industries, agriculture has its share of topics that ebb and flow in popularity. Water quality seems to fall squarely into that camp. (Let’s reserve water quantity and availability for another post in the near future–sadly, that subject is certainly having a moment as 10% of the contiguous U.S. reels from drought conditions […]
U.S. Sorghum Doubles Down On Sustainability Focus
There’s plenty of excitement in regenerative agriculture circles about the environmental potential of new perennial grains under development by organizations such as The Land Institute—and rightly so. Yet a longtime U.S. grain planted to 5.8 million acres in 2020 with a powerful sustainability story too often hasn’t broken into the conversation: Sorghum. With more manufacturers […]